Coin controlled dispenser



@MEN Mp F. Q. DU @RENMER COIN CONTROLLED DISPENSER 'Filed Nov.

1l||| vlllllJxlllI Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application November 5, 1935, Serial No. 48,270

N Reissue) 6 Claims.

This invention relates to coin-controlled mechanism for releasing the locking mechanism of a dispensing apparatus, to permit the dispensing operation to be performed.

The primary object of the invention is to pro- A releasing lever 28, is mounted on a pivot 30 5 vide a simplified form of coin controlled releasxed in the middle portion of the dog 22, said ing means which will be composed of a minimum lever having a pin 32 projecting from one end, number of parts and may therefore be produced which in the initial position of the parts is held at small expense, and which will also be durable in engagement With 'the end portion 34 of arm 10 and unlikely to get out of order after a long 20, and having a rigid finger 36 which extends 10 period of use, from the opposite end thereof at right angles,

This and other objects of the invention are see Fig. 1. A coin support 38 is formed integralaccomplished by means of the construction herely With the arm and projects right angularly inafter disclosed by the following specification therefrom directly beneath the finger 36. A coin l5 and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing passage 40 opens at its lower end to the support l5 in which: 33, and studs 42. 43 are fixed in the casing at Fig. l is a view in front elevation of the lower each side of said passage directly above said portion of a dispensing machine, provided with support, so that, when a coin is delivered to said an embodiment of my invention. passage it becomes lodged on said support and 2o Fig. 2 is a view thereof in elevation of a poris held in position therein by said pins, as indi- 20V tion of the right hand end of the machine, cated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the left hand end With the above described arrangement, if no thereof. coin has been delivered to support38, when the Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detail views of the coin arm 20 is swung upward by the action of the controlled locking and releasing mechanism Crank arm I8 theleOn, it Will merely Swing the 25 which is employed, showing the parts in diierlever 28 on its pivot 30 and the arm will immeent positions. diately be locked by the dog 22 against further Fig. 7 is a detail view in perspective of theopmovement, as shown in Fig. 4. lerating arm. If, however, a coin has come to rest on support 30 The machine illustratedl is of the common 38, as shown in Fig. 2. the finger 36, on said lever 30 type, in which a series of vertical package con- 28. Will immediately be SWung int@ engagement taining compartments l0 are provided, at the With the edge 0f the COn, S0 that further Swingbottom of each of which is a reciprocating ejeeing movement of nger 36 is prevented, and 0n tor I2, which is operated by a handle i4, the disfurther movement of arm 20, its end portion 34 35' pensing operation being performed by merely will be forced upward against pin 32, Causing the 35 pulling out the handle and permitting it to relever 28 to swing 0n its nger 35 aS a ll1C1UInturn to initial position by the action of a spring As a result the pivot 30 of lever 28 will be forced and a package being removed from the bottom upward, causing the dog 22 to be swung upward of the stack of packages in the compartment on its pivot 24 to the position of Fig. 5, so that it on the return movement and delivered to a tray is lifted out of position to engage the shoulder 26, 40 I6. A crank shaft I8 is pivoted at its ends in the thereby permitting complete operation of the dissides of the casing and extends beneath the pensing mechanism, as shown in Fig. 6. As the ejectors in position to be engaged by a hook I9, arm 20 moves beyond the position in which it can which depends from each ejector, so that, when be locked by the dog 22, the coin support'38 carany one of the ejectors is pulled outward, the ried by said arm will be moved from beneath the 45 crank shaft is oscillated. 1 coin, which will then be free to fall into the According to my invention, an angular shaped money box, (not shown), as indicated in Fig), 6. arm 20, shown in detail in Fig. 7 is secured to the At times attempts are made to operate the disright hand end of the shaft I8, so that when the pensing mechanism so rapidly, by pulling out and shaft is moved rotatably in its bearings, on any pushing back an operating handle so quickly that 50 one of the ejectors being pulled out, the arm 2D the coin does not have time to fall from the coin will be swung therewith. A locking dog 22 is support, before the support is moved back beneath mounted on a pivot 24 and is provided with a the coin, so that the dispensing mechanism could hook 25 arranged to engage a shoulder 26 on arm then be operated a second time without inserting 20, so that, unless the dog 22 is lifted from its poan additional coin. 55

sition shown in Fig. 2, after a slight movement of the arm 20 by the dispensing mechanism, the arm will be locked against further movement, as shown in Fig. 4.

To prevent the machine from thus being defrauded the attachment shown in Fig. 3 is provided. An arm 44 is secured on the left hand end of the crank shaft I8, and is conveniently provided with ratchet teeth 45, which are engaged by a pawl 4S, so that when the dispensing operation is once started it must be completed. A rigid pin 41 is fixed in arm 44 and the return spring 48, is conveniently attached thereto. A dog 49 is loosely mounted on a pivot 5G and has a longitudinally extending slot 5I therein, comprising two portions disposed horizontally at diiferent elevations and having an intermediate shoulder 52 at the front end of the lower slot portion. The pin 4l extends through said slot, so that the dog 49 is supported in a nearly horizontal position thereby. In the normal, or starting position of the parts, the pin 41 is located in the rear end of the slot 5|, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3. If the dispensing mechanism is operated at normal speed, the pin 4l is moved forward in slot 5| and when the pin nearly reaches the point where it would engage the shoulder 52, the dog swings down so that the pin passes into the uppermost or front portion of the slot, the dog 49 thus in no way affecting the operation.

If, however, it is attempted to pull out a handle I4 too rapidly, the pin 41 will engage the shoulder 52 before the dog has time to swing down, as indicated by the dotted line position of Fig. 3, and as a result the dispensing movement will be arrested, so that it will be necessary for the operator to push inward on the handle to a slight extent, before the operation can be completed.

As soon as this is done the dog 49 will swing down, so that the shoulder 52 will be disengaged from the pin 41, thereby permitting it to pass into the front portion of the slot, so that the dispensing operation may be completed.

The arrangement is such that the coin support 3B will be moved from beneath the coin at the instant the pin 41 engages the shoulder 52, so that it Will fall into the money box, and consequently, it will be necessary to insert another coin before the dispensing operation can again be performed.

I claim:

l. In a coin controlled dispensing mechanism, having an operating device, a locking device normally operative to prevent operative movement of said operating device, a coin support to which coins are delivered, a releasing device pivotally mounted on said locking device, means arranged to be actuated on operative movement of said operating device to swing said releasing device on its pivot, and coin engaging means on said releasing device arranged to be engaged with a coin on said support, when said releasing device is swung on its pivot, to swing said releasing device on its said coin engaging means as a fulcrurn and thereby hold said locking device in an inoperative position.

2. In a, coin controlled dispensing mechanism, having an operating device, a locking device normally disposed in position to lock said operating device against operative movement, a coin support to which coins are delivered, a releasing device pivotally mounted on said locking device, means arranged to be actuated on an initial movement of said operating device to swing said releasing device on its pivot, and coin-engaging means on said releasing device arranged to be engaged with a coin on said support, when said releasing device is swung on its pivot, to swing said releasing device on its said coin engaging means as a fulcrum and thereby move said locking device to an inoperative position, to permit operative movement of said operating device.

3. In a coin-controlled dispensing mechanism, having an operating device, a locking device normally disposed in position to lock said operating device against operative movement, a coin support to which coins are delivered, a releasing device pivotally mounted on said locking device, means, arranged to be actuated by an initial movement of said operating device, to engage said releasing device at o-ne side of its pivot, and swing the same thereon, and coin-engaging means on said releasing device at the opposite side of its pivot arranged to engage a coin held on said support, thereby to swing said releasing device on said coin engaging means as a fulcrum and move said locking device to an inoperative position.

4. In a coin-controlled dispensing mechanism, having an operating device, a locking device normally disposed in position to lock said operating device against operative movement, a coin support to which coins are delivered, a releasing device pivotally mounted on said locking device, at an intermediate point therein, means arranged to be actuated by an initial movement of said operating device, to engage said releasing device at one end and swing the same on its pivot, means on the opposite end of said releasing device arranged to engage a coin on said support and provide a fulcrum for said releasing device, whereby, on further movement of said operating device, said releasing device will be swung about said fulcrum and thereby move said locking device to an inoperative position.

5. In a coin-controlled dispensing mechanism, operating devices including a shaft havingan arm thereon arranged to be swung through a predetermined arc on operative movement thereof, a coin support on said arm to which a coin is delivered, a dog normally disposed to engage said arm and lock the same against operative movement, a releasing lever pivotally mounted on said dog and arranged for engagement at one end by said arm on initial operative movement thereof, to swing said lever on its pivot, means on the opposite end of said lever arranged to engage a coin on said Support when swung by said arm, whereby, on further operative movement of the arm, said lever will be swung on its coin engaging end as a fulcrurn and swing said dog into an inoperative position.

6. In a coin-controlled dispensing mechanism, operating devices arranged to be moved from and returned to an initial position to perform a dispensing operation, locking means therefor, coin controlled releasing means for said locking means including a coin support to which a coin is delivered, means for moving said support by said operating devices, when moved from initial position, to discharge a coin from said support, a regulating device for said operating devices comprising a pivotally mounted latch, having a slot therein composed of two connected portions disposed horizontally at different elevations and providing an intermediate shoulder at the end of the lowermost slot portion, a pin extending into said slot, and means for moving said pin and latch relatively by said operating devices when moved from initial position, to permit engagement of said pin and shoulder and arresting of said operating movement while the coin is discharged from said support.

FRANCIS C. DU GRENIER. 

